When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
Acts 27:43 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done; and he commanded that they who could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and save themselves, and get to land. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their purpose. He commanded those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the shore, American Standard Version (1901) But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land; Common English Bible However, the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and head for land. Catholic Public Domain Version But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prohibited it from being done. And he ordered those who were able to swim to jump in first, and to escape, and to get to the land. English Standard Version 2016 But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, |
When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
And provide beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.
But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.
And the day following we came to Sidon. And Julius treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends, and to take care of himself.
Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.
And the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I was in the depth of the sea.